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Names That Mean Yankee

Updated October 2026

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  • Yancy

    American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American

    "son of Jan; yankee"

    Yancy has two separate American origins — first as the Native American term for "Yankee," and second as the Americanized variation of the common Dutch surname Jansen. Jan being the Dutch form of…

  • Yancey

    Native American

    "yankee"

    A fancy TV western name that didn't catch on like fellow cowboys Luke and Josh, but definitely has a certain amount of charm. It is also spelled Yancy, as in the 1950s series Yancy Derringer . It was…

  • Yancy

    American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American

    "son of Jan; yankee"

    Yancy has begun to rise in usage among baby girls, perhaps in part due to the similarity to the classically feminine name Nancy.